he said he had talked to the boss vs he said he has talked to the boss

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He said he had talked to the boss' is used when reporting past events, while 'he said he has talked to the boss' is used when reporting something that happened recently or is still relevant. The choice between 'had talked' and 'has talked' depends on the timeline of the conversation being reported.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

he said he had talked to the boss

This phrase is correct and commonly used when reporting past events.

This phrase is used to report a conversation in the past where the action of talking to the boss had already taken place.

Examples:

He said he had talked to the boss before the meeting.
She told me she had talked to the boss about the project.
They mentioned they had talked to the boss last week.
I heard he had talked to the boss yesterday.
The email confirmed he had talked to the boss earlier.

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If he had talked to us, like everyone should do we would ask him to open.
Petey called me after he had talked to you, and he said that you might) coming back here?
Before Nate was killed he said he'd talked to his informant.
He said he already talked to you.
In Toronto President Obama of the US said that he had talked to the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, about Pyongyang's 'bellicose' behaviour, which the international community considered 'unacceptable'.
I talked to him on Monday and he said he'd be here aFter 3:OO.
I just talked to Leroy, and he said he was in 212.
He said he talked to your wife in Mexico.
He said he'd talked to you about a re-branding campaign.
The last time I talked to the guy, he said he's splitting with Ilsa.
- Well, he said he talked to you once.
He said he talked to Sarah about us.
I asked the boss about hiring you back, and he said he likes the tripod.
The good news is we talked to our boss, and he said visitation will not be a problem.
The good news is we talked to our boss, and he said visitation will not be a problem.
He said he would have talked to her but he and his wife were moving to the States and they were running late for their flight.
I talked to him at length on the telephone and he said he'd be willing to sign the papers before he was released.
The guy I talked to - he called Susan by her name, and he said he saw her picture in the newspaper.
He called earlier and he said he hadn't talked to you in months.
He said he have to go by the boss to settle something

Alternatives:

he said he spoke to the boss
he said he had a conversation with the boss
he said he had discussed with the boss
he said he had chatted with the boss
he said he had communicated with the boss

he said he has talked to the boss

This phrase is correct and commonly used when reporting recent or relevant events.

This phrase is used to report a conversation in the present or recent past where the action of talking to the boss is still relevant.

Examples:

He said he has talked to the boss this morning.
She mentioned she has talked to the boss about the new project.
They confirmed they have talked to the boss already.
I heard he has talked to the boss recently.
The email mentioned he has talked to the boss.

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He has talked about annihilating the State of Israel.
Today, he has talked with the representatives of the three largest groups.
Rights and dignity are what he has talked about.
Before Nate was killed he said he'd talked to his informant.
He said he already talked to you.
He has talked only a few words last 4 weeks, though.
He has talked extensively about the new Lomé Convention, although this is not really the topic of this morning's meeting.
I talked to him on Monday and he said he'd be here aFter 3:OO.
I just talked to Leroy, and he said he was in 212.
He said he talked to your wife in Mexico.
He said he'd talked to you about a re-branding campaign.
The last time I talked to the guy, he said he's splitting with Ilsa.
- Well, he said he talked to you once.
He said he talked to Sarah about us.
I asked the boss about hiring you back, and he said he likes the tripod.
The good news is we talked to our boss, and he said visitation will not be a problem.
The good news is we talked to our boss, and he said visitation will not be a problem.
He has talked about presenting legislative programmes in good time and introducing new concepts which until now have hardly been taken into account, such as the possibilities national Parliaments will have in the future with regard to certain texts.
He said he would have talked to her but he and his wife were moving to the States and they were running late for their flight.
I talked to him at length on the telephone and he said he'd be willing to sign the papers before he was released.

Alternatives:

he said he spoke to the boss
he said he had a conversation with the boss
he said he discussed with the boss
he said he chatted with the boss
he said he communicated with the boss

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he said he had talked to the boss vs he said he has talked to the boss